2009 (3) TMI 523

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....for the Respondent. [Order (Oral)]. - The petitioner has filed this revision impugning the judgment passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, dated 23-10-1997 and the judgment dated 11-9-2001 passed by the Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, vide which the petitioner has been convicted for an offence under Section 135 of the Customs Act and sentenced to undergo RI for 3 years and a fine of Rs.....

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....rticles were recovered. The petitioner was convicted by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jalandhar, on 23-10-1997. The Chief Judicial Magistrate held that as the petitioner was found in possession of the Gold Biscuits and the Gold Sovereign without payment of any customs duty, therefore, the same were liable to be confiscated and the petitioner was liable to be penalised under Section 135 of the Cus....

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.... challenge the findings of conviction re corded by both the Courts below. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has also remained in jail for a brief period of 7 days. 5. Keeping in view the fact that the raid was conducted upon the premises of the petitioner and he was subjected to personal search as far back as on 11- 4-1991 i.e. almost 18 years ago, and that the....